Presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and the American Cinematheque, with the support of the French Film and TV Office, French Consulate

Film preservationist and founder of Lobster Films Serge Bromberg presents “Retour de Flamme,” a lively journey through once-lost film archives from around the world. His tour through the silent era ventures through the hilarious cinemas of Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton, as well the famous Lumière brothers, whose Cinematograph machine turns 125-years-old this year. His presentation will also explore the fantastical cinema of the magician-turned-filmmaker Georges Méliès. Featuring clips and his own live musical accompaniment, Bromberg tells the nearly unbelievable story of how he rediscovered a trove of Méliès’ lost films, which earned him the title of the “Indiana Jones of lost films.”